Äerdbeer

Hunsrik

Etymology

    Etymology tree
    Proto-Indo-European *h₁er-der.
    Proto-Germanic *erþō
    Proto-Germanic *bazją
    Proto-Germanic *erþōbazją
    Proto-West Germanic *erþubaʀi
    Old High German erdberi
    Middle High German ërtbere
    Hunsrik Äerdbeer

    Inherited from Middle High German ërtbere, from Old High German erdberi, from Proto-West Germanic *erþubaʀi, from Proto-Germanic *erþōbazją, from *erþō + *bazją. By surface analysis, Äerd (“ground”) +‎ Beer (“berry”).

    Cognate with German Erdbeere and Luxembourgish Äerdbier.

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): /ˈɛːatˌpeːa/
    • Rhymes: -eːa
    • Syllabification: Ä‧erd‧beer

    Noun

    Äerdbeer f (plural Äerdbeere)

    1. strawberry (edible fruit of certain plants of the genus Fragaria)
      Ich gehn Äerdbeere breche. ― I'm going to harvest strawberries.
      Die Äerdbeere sin noch grien. ― The strawberries are still unripe.

    References

    • Piter Kehoma Boll (2021) “Äerdbeer”, in Dicionário Hunsriqueano Riograndense–Português (in Portuguese), 3rd edition, Ivoti: Riograndenser Hunsrickisch, page 9, column 1
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